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Catholic Charities stops facilitating adoptions in MA

I may have more to say about this later,  but I wanted to at least get things started.

As you may know, Massachusetts has a law prohibiting discrimination against gay and lesbian families when placing children for adoption.  A few months ago Catholic Charities' board unanimously voted to continue to facilitate adoptions of hard-to-place children in state care, despite the state law.  Last week Catholic Charities announced that, pursuant to the decisions of local bishops, it would no longer participate in adoptions in Massachusetts.

First, kudos to Catholic Charities' board -- especially the members (seven, I believe) who resigned in protest -- for intending to make this decision after careful thought and consideration.  It's my sincere hope that those former board members -- perhaps with the assistance of others still on the board -- have the desire and ability to found a new agency that continues the good work that Catholic Charities had been doing for all children.

Second, was there really no way to work around this apparent conflict?

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Ha!  I bet you thought we were gone!  But no!

Actually, a lot of us here at Infidels have been deaing with what I shall call Significant Challenges In Our Personal Lives.  I know, I know, other bloggers have travelled through Hel and back and kept writing the whole time.  Well, good for them!  I'm not at all bothered by our taking the time we need for ourselves.  I'm hoping you're not either.

I know I've found some interesting fodder for entries over the past month or two, and I'm hoping that my entries will help get us back up and running on a regular basis.

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